The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-02-10
MARKET HOUSE ORDINANCE

An Ordinance to Establish a Public Market and to
Regulate the Police of the Same.
Be Ordained by the City Council Of the City Of ITALIA
SECTION 1. That every day in the week Sundays ex
day within the city and the market shall Sc held in and
at the market building now used as market lots 81
lie market Of the city Of Tallahassee and not elsewhere
unless the City Connc shall at any time hereafter other
wise ordain that the market hours shall be from A.
to PIP NJ.
SALE any fresh beef fresh pork and fish, or estab
sh maintain market stall shop for the keeping
place within the corporate limits the city except the
public market aforesaid unless such person or persons
Gill osided, ho0euer That country producers bringing
fruits vegeta oles poultry eggs and other country
same Of tax anywhere within the city limits after
8A. NJ from October to April. and A. NJ. from May to
SEC That suitable stalls OF tables shall be provided
in the said market for the Of persons bringing meat
month For the Of such stalls tables the persons
hiring the same shall pay to the Clerk OF the Market
or part par Of and using such stalls
and before leaving the market such persons eha have
said stalls Or tables thoroughly washed and cleaned
be rented to butchers others desiring to hire the
same by the month or for such longer period as may be
month the Market Committee subject to the nstruc
t9ns Of the city Cornell may detemine All stalls
washed by the lessee Of the before twelve O'Clock
in each day. and In addition thereto on Saturdays by
SEC That pereon shall bring to offer for sale
in the public market in any STALL decayed or unwhole
some meat fish, vegetables fruit and 1t eha be the
duty the Clerk Of Market inspect daily all meat FISH
vegetables and fruit brought to or remaining in the said
unwholesome, he shall caused to be Immediately re-
moved from the said market and he shall report the
son or persons bringing keeping the same 70 the Mar
shall who shall bring such person persons before the
Mayor for trial and punishment.
SEC That all scales and balances used In the market
for weighing, and all measures used for measuring, shall
tested the Clerk Of the Market least month
and a. much oener as he may deem necessary and com
pared with standard weights and to be provided
by the city for hi, and 1 the are II
Clerk Any person who shall Be guilty OF selling at
tempting sell in the market by any false weight OIL
which have not been certified and stamped as Aforesaid
SHALL conviction thereof for the first offence be fined
SHALL in addition to such nne as the Mayor may impose
be excluded from the market for the term Of
the limits Of the public market, sleeping lying
the benches tables; and dog win be permitted in
SEC g. The Market Committee at any time, or from
time to time may make further rules and regulations for
that NAV Deem Necessary oudsd That such rules
and regulations shall be submitted to the City Counc
BE- printed ss and posted up in Tie market ~ ''
SEC O. That license issued by the city to any
or on ae Ga
person or persons cell any fresh beef fresh pork
GU Or s a. sae Oh
SIC TO- The Marshal shall oct Clerk Of the Market
and shall receive compensation for the same ten dol
lars per month three cent Of amount collected from
market fees and shall hold his once for year. unit
his successor is elected and qualified unless sooner re
by Council for neglect Of duty
ONCE. The Clerk Of the Market shall promptly collect al
feee and other revenues devabe from the marke
same may become due and pey the same ne oy se
era charge and control Of the market subject to the
supervision and inspection Of the Market Committee ant
shall that all ordinances rules and regulations relating
to the same are faithfully obeyed He shall make writ
ten report monthly the City Clerk to be BY him lait
before the City Council before the first Wednesday
in every month OF the amount OF revenue collected BY
him during the preceding month, and from what sources
derived and Of such other matters ana Things as the C
Council may require.
SEC H. Any person violating any Of the provisions
this ordinance SHALL conviction thereof before tn
Mayor fined less than three dollars more thai
twenty dollars or imprisoned not exceeding ten days.
the discretion OF the Mayor
SEC H. No person shall be permitted TO rent NOR
than two STALLS and any person having rented stall
precluded subleng said STALL and upon any violation
OF this section the stall rented shall revert to the CITY,
SEC 49, All ordinances heretofore adopted relative
the public Market the Market Clerk and AL ordi
nanccs or parts OF ordinances conflicting with the pro
visions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Approved on this I'd day Of February, A. D: 1887.
GEO. w. WALKER, Mayor.
J. L. DEnnLY, City Clerk.
Tallahassee Fla, February 8, 1887.